The Arrogant Immortal-Chapter 23 - True and False

It wasn’t just the Lin Family that had a headache, but other families as well.

Lin Wangchen said, “Lord Ling Yang is not to be trifled with, taking away his disciple’s opportunity, I’m afraid…”

Lin Yun raised his hand to stop him, “We are not robbing, nor can we rob. The opportunity must be willingly given or exchanged by the other party, only then will there be no karmic backlash.”

“Yes, I understand,” Wangchen replied.

The family records had detailed accounts. When the Child of Destiny was in their prime, almost no one who offended them ended well.

Lin Bin then asked, “What’s different about the girl from the market?”

Lin Wangchen replied, “She could become a Heavenly Spiritual Root; the Cleansing Spiritual Grass was obtained by her. Initially, I thought she was the one with the great destiny.”

“Is that so?” Lin Yun mused.

Lin Wangchen continued, “Mm, I’ve seen her two or three times, she’s quite an interesting little girl. However…”

“Speak your mind.”

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“Grandfather, do you think it’s possible… that Xie Ying is not the one? The Xie Family recently had another junior taken as a closed-door disciple by True Lord Chongzhen… Our ancestors said that within a hundred years, True Lord Chongzhen will achieve Divinity Transformation. Should we send someone to the Southeast Sea Region?”

“No need. Our family has already calculated that the Child of Destiny is in the Eastern Region.” Lin Bin had just finished speaking when he suddenly lifted an eyebrow, “Hmm? That little girl has left the market, and Lin Wen is about to make a move. Are you interested in something she just bought?”

“Yes, isn’t it said that a person of great destiny can pick up treasures by buying random things? I just wanted to confirm that.”

In the early stages of the Child of Destiny’s growth, when they had not yet fully shown their sharp edges, Tianji Building could only calculate within a certain range under the protection of Heavenly Dao. Since Xie Ying turned into a Single Spirit Root, the prediction became even more difficult. Initially, it was possible to pinpoint Yunmu City, but now it had become the Eastern Region.

How vast is the Eastern Region?

Fortunately, he had immediately sought the company of Brother Gong to go to Yunmu City, directly locking onto the Xie Family.

The possibility that Xie Ying bore the destiny was high, only waiting for her to gain another opportunity.

But Lin Wangchen always remembered Xie Jiuniang.

That poor little girl who obtained an opportunity but couldn’t keep it; according to the family records, the Child of Destiny was very weak initially, with a fate full of hardships. Once they obtain an opportunity, they would soar to the heavens.

Compared to Xie Ying, who was spoiled from childhood, Xie Jiuniang seemed more like the Child of Destiny.

Even if Brother Gong’s calculations leaned towards Xie Ying, he was a cautious hunter and didn’t mind confirming it a few more times…

Xie Jiuniang hadn’t gone far out of the market when someone bumped into her head-on, knocking her down.

“Hey, what the heck? Can’t you see where you’re going when you run?” Xie Jiuniang cursed as she picked herself up off the ground.

But the person who bumped into her ran off without a word.

Xie Jiuniang stood up and immediately felt for her waist—empty?

Damn!

Where’s my Storage Bag?

Just as Xie Jiuniang was about to open her mouth to shout “thief,” a young man passing by reminded her, “Fellow Daoist, your Storage Bag is on the ground.”

Xie Jiuniang was stunned and looked down.

Indeed, there was a Storage Bag on the ground, very similar to hers, but she recognized at a glance that it wasn’t hers. However, she pretended not to notice and bent over nonchalantly to pick it up.

With a sweep of her Divine Sense, not bound to an owner?

There are 100,000 Spirit Stones inside?

Damn, quite the rich bastard!

The person behind the scenes must be a dog tycoon!

Xie Jiuniang swiftly hung the storage bag at her waist, cheerfully singing a little tune.

Time to head back, money’s been made.

…

Sanxiang Teahouse.

The storage bag Xie Jiuniang lost soon found its way into Lin Wangchen’s hands.

After erasing the original owner’s trace of divine sense from it, Lin Wangchen examined the items inside the storage bag; they were all worthless trinkets.

There were only about a hundred spirit stones as well.

Lin Wangchen pulled out a rusty broken sword, “Grandfather, this is the one.”

Lin Yun took the broken sword, studied it for a moment, then with a twist of his hand, snap, another piece of the sword blade broke off.

He inspected the broken edge.

Lin Yun threw the two pieces of broken sword onto the table, took out a handkerchief, and wiped his hands, “The material of the sword is mere iron, and it’s new. Its appearance has been deliberately aged, a common trick used by small merchants to deceive people.”

Selling a pile of old items often at the market stalls?

Where do they get so much stock?

Fakes!

Only those who are inexperienced in the ways of the world and wish to come upon an opportunity would buy such things from the market.

Lin Wangchen picked up the broken sword, looked it over, and set it down again, “It seems I’ve wasted a hundred thousand spirit stones.”

“Just find someone to retrieve it.”

“Forget it, during the Sect’s recruitment period, there are many powerful figures in the city; best not to create unnecessary complications…”

The main issue was that he had already erased the divine sense of the storage bag’s owner, blocking any normal means of exchange.

And at the moment the divine sense was erased from the storage bag, Xie Jiuniang already knew, sneering in her heart.

Rats in the gutter are also only fit to hide in the dark.

Xie Jiuniang stepped into the small courtyard she rented.

The moment she closed the courtyard door, the childlike innocence around her vanished in a turn, replaced by a chilly aura.

It made Song Baobao, who came out of the kitchen, timidly pretend not to see her and head back into the kitchen.

Back in her own room, protected by formations against snooping from outsiders, Xie Jiuniang reached into the left sleeve of her robe with her right hand and fished around.

She pulled out a storage bag.

This time she left home, she made preparations in advance just in case.

Upon learning that her past life was as a Child of Destiny, picked clean to the bone by a pack of wolves, Xie Jiuniang would shiver as if she had fallen into an ice cave whenever she thought of it.

It wasn’t that she was useless, it was that the enemy’s methods were too cunning.

If not for her rebirth, if not for obtaining the Time Leaf, if not for a fortunate coincidence, she would never have learned the truth.

Suddenly, she felt a bit grateful to her elder sister.

Without the Time Leaf she got from her, even with rebirth, she probably couldn’t escape a calculated death.

Now, she was the one with the advantage.

Before leaving Yunmu City, she recreated everything she could from her previous life that she had gained and then lost.

She always felt there would be a moment to use them, and now, indeed there was.

Before leaving the house today, Xie Jiuniang wasn’t even sure if someone was watching her. It was just a habit to take precautions first, placing a fake broken sword in the visible storage bag at her waist in advance.

The real broken sword had been hidden in the storage bag within her sleeve the moment she bought it.

Xie Jiuniang couldn’t wait to take out the broken sword.

And began to study it carefully…